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Digital Government Leaders Summit 2024: Open Day for GC Digital Community

With the theme of "Innovation, Collaboration, and Results," the annual summit is set to take place on January 29 and 30, 2024. While in-person attendance is by invitation only, January 29 extends a virtual welcome to the entire GCDigital community.

This gathering is not just an event; it's a collaborative push towards realizing Canada's Digital Ambition. Enhancing our collective knowledge is key to delivering superior digital services for all Canadians.

Find more details on the event's GCWiki webpage and stay tuned for the MS Teams Live Event link. Join us for candid conversations, addressing shared challenges and opportunities within our dynamic digital community.

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DPI Learning opportunities

Explore upcoming DPI Seminars and Mentoring Sessions, an open invitation for the community to gain valuable insights and growth.

Seminars

• Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | Virtual

Using the F-Word @ Work: Understanding Emotional Culture

• Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | In-Person  

Topic: Career Development

Mentoring Sessions

Join DPI for engaging mentoring sessions ‎- where affiliates will be able to connect with a senior leader(s) from government or Private Industry to gain new perspectives.

• Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | Virtual

Mastering Work-Life Balance: Strategies for Personal and Professional Harmony

• Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | In-person  

Ace Your Interviews: Mastering the Art of Impressive Communication

• Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | Virtual

Unleashing Your Leadership Potential: Nurturing Effective Leadership Skills

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Digital Government Community Awards 2024

These awards recognize excellence in delivering results for Canadians through digital tools and practices, with a focus on high-impact initiatives, exceptional contributions, and best practices in implementing the Government of Canada’s Digital Ambition.

Want to recognize the achievements, efforts and initiatives of colleagues from across the digital community? Submit your nomination before [date] by visiting [insert link].

The 2024 awards will be presented during DPI’s Professional Development Week, May 7-9, 2024.

For more information on the Digital Government Community Awards, contact [[1]].

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CSPS Learning offerings

The CSPS Digital Accelerator launched with new courses available to all Public Servants

The CSPS Digital Accelerator is in full motion with its third cohort of teams practicing collaborative, open, human-centered, and iterative ways to define problems and develop solutions. This year, the learning is available to all public servants on the CSPS online catalogue through self-paced courses and events.  Learn how design thinking, user research, prototyping, product management, and agile can help you and your teams to address real business problems.

Step up your cyber fitness

Our friends at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Learning Hub and the Canada School of Public Service are helping us to stretch our cyber security muscles by launching the newly updated (and shortened) version of Discover Cyber Security (DDN235). This online self-paced course helps to build a greater awareness and understanding of the reality of cyber risks by exploring common security vulnerabilities and cyber threats, such as malware, password attacks and social engineering. Learners will recognize potential threats and how to protect themselves, their digital information, and the systems they use.  Consider making this course mandatory across your organization now. At least three Deputy Ministers have done so already!

New bite-size learning from the CSPS Digital Academy

Have a few minutes to spare? Learning about complex topics can be quick and interesting! Check out these new articles from our friends at the CSPS Digital Academy.

• Bridging the Gap: Unraveling the Digital Divide- The digital divide refers to the gap between individuals or communities that have access to modern information and communication technologies (ICT) and those that do not. In Canada, there are significant disparities in internet access and usage rates between rural and urban areas, as well as between low-income and high-income households. This divide can have a negative impact on economic opportunities, education, health care, and social inclusion… keep reading
• Immersive Technologies Explained- Immersive technologies create highly interactive and engaging digital experiences, blurring the boundaries between the real and virtual. They provide users with a sense of presence and immersion and allow them to interact with computer-generated content in a realistic way. Immersive technologies have integrated many fields, including gaming, entertainment, education, training, healthcare, architecture, and design… keep reading
• Using Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) in the Federal Public Service- In recent months, there has been significant growth in the field of large language models (LLMs). Large language models use machine learning algorithms to process vast amounts of data and generate human-like textual responses based on that data. One product that has gained widespread attention is OpenAI's ChatGPT. Because of its early entry into the market, it currently has a strong advantage over its competitors… keep reading